leave out
phrasal verb
left out; leaving out; leaves out
: to not include or mention (someone or something)
The movie leaves a lot out of the story.
Did everyone get a piece of cake? I don't want to leave anyone out.
They always leave her out of the conversation.
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With first choice wing-backs, Issa Kabore and Liberato Cacace, joining Moore on the treatment table and Parkinson opting to leave out the more expansive Lewis O’Brien in favour of three battlers in midfield, the visitors were intent on grinding out a goalless draw.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
She was even left out of her daughter's online obituary, at first.
—Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Nationally, only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses, while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal Aviation Administration said last week.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
Bringing back second baseman Jorge Polanco seems to be achievable as well, based on the rhetoric coming out of the Mariners' front office, and that could leave third baseman Eugenio Suárez as the lone man left out in the cold.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025
She was even left out of her daughter's online obituary, at first.
—Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Nationally, only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses, while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal Aviation Administration said last week.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
Bringing back second baseman Jorge Polanco seems to be achievable as well, based on the rhetoric coming out of the Mariners' front office, and that could leave third baseman Eugenio Suárez as the lone man left out in the cold.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Leave out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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